Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFaults, Fault Intersections; Shear Zones
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone · Belden Fm
StructureNorthern Wet Mountains, Canon City Embayment, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Cotopaxi Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationAltered Biotite Gneiss; Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1907
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10013367
MRDS IDD009621
Alternate namesCopper Prince Mine?
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.46168, -105.70336
References
COKER, R. J., 1982, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARKANSAS CANYON PLANNING UNIT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE FORMER GRAPE CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AND THE MCINTYRE HILLS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: US BLM MINERAL REPORT, P. 122-123.TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1: 62,500.